TAILIEUCHUNG - Báo cáo y học: "Semi-invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome: a case report."

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Semi-invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome: a case report. | Salgado et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4 153 http content 4 1 153 jA CASE REPORTS CASE REPORT Open Access Semi-invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome a case report Sara MST Salgado Carla A Costa António A Bugalho Júlio ANMQ Semedo José C Ribeiro and Luís M Carreiro Abstract Introduction Invasive and semi-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. It has been described occasionally in patients with normal immunity and previous lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome is a rare condition characterized by hyperlucency of one lung lobe or part of a lobe due to decreased vascularity and air trapping. Case presentation We report a case of semi-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a 38-year-old Portuguese Caucasian man who is immunocompetent with a pre-existing Swyer-James-McLeod Syndrome a structural lung disease. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case in the literature on the relationship between these two diseases. Although rare aspergillosis can occur in immunocompetent adults with a pre-existing lung disease other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. Introduction Invasive and or semi-invasive aspergillosis infection is extremely rare in patients with normal immunity. It has been described in the presence of pulmonary disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder COPD but it can also occur in patients without pre-existent disease usually following massive inoculums of Aspergillus. Although rare it can be fatal 1-6 . Case presentation A 38-year-old Portuguese Caucasian man working in the viticulture and forestry industry was referred to a pulmonary clinic following complaints of progressive right side pleuritic chest pain non-productive cough low-grade fever and general fatigue. He was a former smoker 10 packs a year and had .

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